Published in International Feminist Journal of Politics (Ahead of Print, 2026)

Le candidat ultraconservateur, Abelardo de la Espriella, a remporté le premier tour de l’élection présidentielle de la Colombie. S’il dit représenter la population, il incarne pourtant tout ce que son...

Le candidat ultraconservateur, Abelardo de la Espriella, a remporté le premier tour de l’élection présidentielle de la Colombie. S’il dit représenter la population, il incarne pourtant tout ce que son...

Ultra-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won 10.3 million votes in the first round of presidential elections in Colombia. But Julia Zulver and Priscyll Anctil Avoine warn that an 'iron fist' sec...

Research on digital violence must account for its metapolitical dimension. Silvia Díaz Fernández reveals how proponents of the far-right metapolitical project are shaping public discourse to fit their...

Celebrating The Loop's 2025 Best Blog prize winner

Embodiment has slowly been integrated as a category of analysis in (critical) military studies. In this article, we argue that embodiment – and related concepts such as body, affects and emotions –...

This article delves into the challenges of conducting activist research with communities labelled as ‘marginalised’ within the confines of neoliberal academia. Through autoethnography and feminist ...

The Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines is under serious challenge. In 2025, six state parties — Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Ukraine — began the procedure to withdra...

The Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel landmines is under serious challenge. In 2025, six state parties — Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Ukraine — began the procedure to withdra...

In 2022, The Loop inaugurated a Best Blog prize to reward a contribution of exceptional value. We have now conferred our third £500 prize on the author of a piece judged by our independent jury to be ...

Description The postdoctoral position is part of the interdisciplinary research environment on narrative geopolitics, established with funding from the Swedish Armed Forces. The role involves interdis

Maw Day Myar is the Secretary General of the Karenni State Consultative Council (KSCC). She will discuss women and gender in Karenni’s armed resistance movement. The event will be held in English.

Priscyll Anctil Avoine, Associate Senior Lecturer at the Department of War Studies, has been awarded the International Studies Association's FTGS Early Career Award for Community Engagement.

Welcome to a research talk with Dr. Stéfanie von Hlatky about how NATO has integrated the women, peace and security agenda in policy development and as part of its military activities.